Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-08-19
EXCHANGE NOTES.

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The Page Courier says The steam saw
mill and grist-mill belonging to James NJ.
Nauman, near Sands, was destroyed by
fire last Friday night. Loss about $500.
insurance $500 Mr.. N. supposes the fire
originated from spark from freight
engine which passed but few minutes
before the fire broke out
The shepherdstown. W. Va, Register
says; "Mr John w. Marshall showed us 4
very curious hen egg on Tuesday. At one
end WAS attached string about an inch
in length, strong enough to bear the
weight of the egg. We understand that
Mr.. Marshall will make an effort to cult
vate this breed of hens. and will event
ually sell eggs with handles to them"
The Winchester Ners says: Jailor N.
Forney received dispatch from the Chief
of-Polce of Harper's Ferry on Sunday al
ternoon stating that he had arrested Jack
Williams, colored, who broke Jail with
Richold. Mr.. Forney went down on the
night train aud brought Williams back
Monday morning. Williams was the party
IN jai for stealing money from IL. II.
Snapp. lie says that they parted with
John jenkins, colored, in for barn burn
ing, &c, near this place. Richold and
himself went on and as they neared Mar
tinsburg they separated on Thursday
night, the night Of the day they broke
Jail.
The Stanton Spectator says During
tho afternoon of the 18th terrific thunder
and a destroying rain storm passed over
Lexington. The streets at the lower end
of the town were for the time overlooked
with great floods, causing destruction to
gardens, fences, &c, as the raging waters
decended the valleys to the river. Trees
and fields of corn were blown down, and
many families driven out of their houses.
The barn of Mr.. Harry Moore, short
distance west OF Lexington, was struck by
lightning, and with its contents entirely
consumed.
A correspondent of the Warrenton 1rae
Inder gives the following account OF
narrow escape from drowning OF Elder
John X. Booton, of Luray: "The Elder
John X. Booton, of Luray, father Of DR..
T. L. Booton, of Washington, Va, on Old
School Baptist minister, while returning
home from Fauquier, made an attempt to
cross stream in this county called Battle
Run. His buggy turned over in the
stream. Fortunately for him, however,
by swimming he reached the opposite
shore in safety. Both his horse and
buggy washed down the stream. lie
walked down the stream and succeeded In
cutting the harness off and saving his
horse. His satchel, containing his Bible,
opened, and it became submerged in the
stream. Up to present date it has not
been recovered. His razor were the only
thing he saved from the satchel."
The Staunto indicator says. lady
Of Stanton who recently went to Psge
county suffering from that dread disease,
rheumatism, has come back home relieved
by rather uncommon prescription. She
was told at the house she was stopping at,
that an old farmer who had cured man
from New York upon whom many dis
tinguished physicians had tried their skill,
was absent then, but would soon return
home. When he returned she stated her
case. The farmer went out into the
garden and took equal quantities OF horse
radish and onions and mashed them to-
gether INTO pulp. He then told her that
she must put the pulp between cloths and
heat it sufficiently to take the chill of and
then apply it where the pain existed
She followed his direction, and though for
long time a sufferer, she came back
home entirely relieved, as far as she can
tell from the disease-certainly from the
pain.
A few days ago, Mary Hawkins, the col
ored cook Of Judge W. A. Hudson, gave
notice that she would leave on the fol-
lowing day. In the meantime the fact
that many minor articles of the children's
clothing had disappeared, induced the
Judge to suspect the resigning head of the
kitchen department, and he got Capt
Waters and asking the girl for Il Q key Of
her room made search Of II. To hi'
amaIement he found not only the minor
articles, but all of Mrs. Hudson's winter
dresses, any amount Of other clothing, and
nine baby dresses The girl is single and
has no child. and her appropriation OF thu
baby dresses seems to have been part Of
a general design to appropriate the cloth
D ing Of all the family. Judge Hudson or
her promising to leave town and neve'
come back, declined to prosecute her, will
the understanding, however, that il sh'
ever came back she wOnld be arrested.
Covington, the county seat Of Allegha
ny, was on Monday week invaded by al
army Of Stanton colored boot-black'
who did good business. On the follow
ing Thursday morning. while the proprie
, tor was at breakfast, they improved thei
business by breaking open the store oil NJ
II. Pemdleton aud robbing his cash drawe
of SIG in silver dollars. A foot print II
the mud was all the Indication the THE
= left. Circumstances pointed to Charlie
= johnson, one of the boot blacks, and tina
evening he was found hiding behind som
u freight cars, in readiness to jump aboar
No. 4 passenger train for Staunton whlc
: was just pulling out Ten of the sliVe
y dollars were found in a tobacco bag hang
, ing from a string in his breaches leg. ii
was arrested. The Sentinel" says tba
, those citizens who considered the adven
b Of the boot blacks to be the forerunner o
the telephone and electric light whic
d Stanton has. have now changed the
% opinion.
y WOODSTOCK, Va, August 1887.
> MY DEAR WIFE wish to state in II
" commencement of my letter that do moi
o heartily thank Mr.. and Mrs. Shull for the